addicted to or indulging excessively in alcohol: Is he a drinking man?
of or relating to the act of drinking, especially the drinking of alcohol: a drinking companion.
noun
habitual and excessive consumption of alcohol: His drinking caused him to lose his job.
Origin of drinking
A Middle English word dating back to 1125–75; see origin at drink, -ing2, -ing1
OTHER WORDS FROM drinking
un·drink·ing,adjective
Words nearby drinking
drink-driving, drinker, drinker moth, Drinker respirator, drinkery, drinking, drinking fountain, drinking song, drinking-up time, drinking water, drink like a fish
In 2016, China’s Ministry of Water Resources declared that more than 80% of the country’s groundwater is unsafe for drinking, meaning citizens must boil water or purchase bottled water.
A blockbuster IPO briefly made a bottled water entrepreneur China’s richest man|Grady McGregor|September 8, 2020|Fortune
These water containers sit in special pockets on most hiking packs, which have an opening for the bladder’s drinking tube so you can sip throughout the day while keeping your hands free for other things.
Hydration bladders for outdoor adventures|PopSci Commerce Team|September 1, 2020|Popular Science
The wide-slide closure makes refilling simple, and the drinking tube can be disconnected from the reservoir by pushing a button at the connecting joint.
Hydration bladders for outdoor adventures|PopSci Commerce Team|September 1, 2020|Popular Science
He goes on to explain that he learned it flowed into Lake Erie, the source of Cleveland’s drinking water, as he stood outside a slaughterhouse watching “a great stream of dirty water rushing from it right into the river.”
51 Years Later, the Cuyahoga River Burns Again|Wes Siler|August 28, 2020|Outside Online
Excessive drinking brought death early, typically 29 years sooner than would have been expected.
Heavy drinking drove hundreds of thousands of Americans to early graves|Aimee Cunningham|August 3, 2020|Science News
Before anti-vaxxers, there were anti-fluoriders: a group who spread fear about the anti-tooth decay agent added to drinking water.
Anti-Fluoriders Are The OG Anti-Vaxxers|Michael Schulson|July 27, 2016|DAILY BEAST
Placed in drinking water, fluoride can serve people who otherwise have poor access to dental care.
Anti-Fluoriders Are The OG Anti-Vaxxers|Michael Schulson|July 27, 2016|DAILY BEAST
Added to drinking water at concentrations of around one part per million, fluoride ions stick to dental plaque.
Anti-Fluoriders Are The OG Anti-Vaxxers|Michael Schulson|July 27, 2016|DAILY BEAST
Nobody ever says they want to become a cop so they can bust people for urinating in public or drinking alcohol on their stoop.
Shot Down During the NYPD Slowdown|Michael Daly|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The billionaire philanthropist tastes the product of a machine that processes human sewage into drinking water and electricity.
Bill Gates Drinks Sewer Water|Jack Holmes, The Daily Beast Video|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
It is always of a deep colour, and is doubtless introduced in the state of cercaria, when the animal is drinking.
Animal Parasites and Messmates|P. J. Van Beneden
Men go sighing on, drinking their rivers of pleasure and climbing their mountains of vanity.
The Hart and the Water-Brooks;|John R. Macduff
I was very abusive when I was drinking; I would knock a man down with a club.
Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler|Rev. Gross Alexander
The night is spent in eating, drinking, smoking, singing and dancing.
The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3)|Sir James George Frazer
I can never tell you of the eating and the drinking, the songs that were sung and the jokes that went around the table.
The Russian Grandmother's Wonder Tales|Louise Seymour Houghton